150 killed after floods in Afghanistan’s mountainous Nuristan province, says Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

150 killed after floods in Afghanistan’s mountainous Nuristan province, says Taliban

India TV News  

The Taliban say that 150 people have died in flooding in Afghanistan’s mountainous northeastern Nuristan province. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid offered little information Thursday about the deaths a day earlier. Nuristan is a mountainous region and the Taliban control large swaths of the province. ALSO READ | Maharashtra floods: Death toll rises to 209 as heavy rains wreak havoc in large parts of state

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Pakistan News: 24 dead, over 40 injured in Quetta Railway Station blast in Balochistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan News: 24 dead, over 40 injured in Quetta Railway Station blast in Balochistan

Live Mint  

Pakistan News: At least 24 people were killed, and over 40 were wounded after a violent explosion occurred near the Quetta Railway Station in Balochistan, a southwestern province of the country, stated reports. “The blast took place inside the railway station when the Peshawar-bound express was about to leave for its destination,” senior superintendent of police operations, Muhammad Baloch told …

35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says
5 months, 1 week ago

35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan killed at least 35 people on Monday, a Taliban official said. He said there are women and children among those killed and injured, and that the weather had destroyed many properties and crops in different parts of the province. Aminullah Sharif, head of the regional hospital in Nangarhar, said …

Storm ravages eastern Afghanistan: 35 dead and several others injured
5 months, 1 week ago

Storm ravages eastern Afghanistan: 35 dead and several others injured

India TV News  

A severe storm bringing heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan has resulted in the deaths of at least 35 people, according to a Taliban official on Monday. Sediqullah Quraishi, provincial director of the information and culture department, reported that many others were injured across Nangarhar province. Families devastated by storm’s impact Among the deceased were five members of a single family …

No respite for Afghanistan as new spate of floods kill 66 people in northern province
7 months ago

No respite for Afghanistan as new spate of floods kill 66 people in northern province

The Hindu  

Fresh floods killed 66 people in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said on Sunday, after weeks of flooding that has inundated farms and villages and swept away swathes of communities. The latest heavy floods hit multiple districts of Faryab province on Saturday night and “resulted in human and financial losses,” said Asmatullah Muradi, spokesman for the Faryab governor, in a …

Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people
7 months ago

Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people

The Hindu  

More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 47 in the country's north following weeks of devastating torrents that had already left hundreds dead and missing, a Taliban spokesman said May 19. The new round of heavy rains and floods hit three districts in Faryab province May 18 night, destroying houses and farmlands, said …

50 killed, dozens missing as flash floods due to heavy rain wreak havoc in western Afghanistan
7 months ago

50 killed, dozens missing as flash floods due to heavy rain wreak havoc in western Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Last week, the UN food agency said the exceptionally heavy rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed thousands of houses, mostly in the northern province of Baghlan, which bore the brunt of floods on May 10th. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in western Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people, with dozens still missing, according …

Afghanistan floods: 50 people dead as heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in Ghor province
7 months ago

Afghanistan floods: 50 people dead as heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in Ghor province

Live Mint  

Heavy rainfall and severe flooding killed at least fifty people in Afghanistan's Ghor province, reported Reuters, citing an official on Saturday. While providing the staggering death count due to rainfall, Mawlawi Abdul Hai Zaem, the head of the information department for the central Ghor province, said there is no information about the number of people injured due to the heavy …

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan
7 months, 1 week ago

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

LA Times  

Afghan men collects their belongings from their damaged home after heavy flooding in western Afghanistan on Saturday. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports. He also said the province has suffered significant financial losses after thousands of homes and properties …

Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315
7 months, 1 week ago

Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315

The Hindu  

Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on May 12, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies warned of widening havoc. Thousands of homes were damaged and livestock wiped out, the Taliban-run refugee ministry said, while aid groups warned of damage to health care …

Flash floods in Afghanistan kill hundreds and injure many others, Taliban says
7 months, 1 week ago

Flash floods in Afghanistan kill hundreds and injure many others, Taliban says

The Hindu  

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said on May 11 The World Food Program said it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the many floods that hit Afghanistan over the last few weeks, mostly the northern province of …

Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
7 months, 1 week ago

Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. The World Food Program said it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the many floods that hit Afghanistan over the last few weeks, mostly the northern province of …

Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan

NPR  

Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan Enlarge this image toggle caption Mehrab Ibrahimi/AP Mehrab Ibrahimi/AP ISLAMABAD — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. In neighboring Takhar province, state-owned media outlets reported the floods killed at least …

Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, U.N. says
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, U.N. says

LA Times  

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. have succumbed to these calamitous floods, while a substantial number have sustained injuries.” Mujahid said “the extensive devastation” in northern provinces has resulted in “significant financial losses.” The floods hit as Afghanistan is still …

Afghanistan: Heavy rainfall led floods take lives of 50, injures at least 100
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Heavy rainfall led floods take lives of 50, injures at least 100

India TV News  

Devastating floods following heavy rains in Afghanistan’s northern province Baghlan killed at least 50 people and injured over 100 others on Friday. The floods also damaged homes and properties in various districts, according to Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in Baghlan. Death toll may rise Meanwhile, Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in …

Pakistan: 87 killed over past week as heavy rains wreak havoc in country, over 80 injured
8 months ago

Pakistan: 87 killed over past week as heavy rains wreak havoc in country, over 80 injured

India TV News  

Islamabad: As many as 87 people have been killed in separate incidents in Pakistan as the rain mayhem continues in the country over the past week, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. A total of 15 people were killed and 10 others injured in the southwestern Balochistan province, whereas 11 people died with 11 others were injured due to …

At least 63 killed following four days of rainstorms in Pakistan
8 months, 1 week ago

At least 63 killed following four days of rainstorms in Pakistan

LA Times  

People wade through water on a flooded bridge that spans an overflowing stream following heavy rains on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. Lightning and heavy rains have led to 14 more deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days of extreme weather to at least 63, as the heaviest downpour in decades flooded villages on …

Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan
8 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Authorities have called on emergency services to remain on high alert, with more severe weather on the way. At least 50 people have died in Pakistan in storms that have been lashing the country, officials said on Tuesday, as they urged emergency services to remain on high alert. A spokesman for the provincial disaster management authority said 21 people had …

Dozens die, hundreds displaced as flash floods, lightning wreak havoc in Pakistan, Afghanistan
8 months, 1 week ago

Dozens die, hundreds displaced as flash floods, lightning wreak havoc in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Live Mint  

Dozens of people lost their lives due to flash floods, severe rainfall, and thunderstorms in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the past three days. Heavy flooding due to seasonal rains killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. Afghanistan floods: Nearly 33 people killed, 27 injured in three days Due …

At least 33 killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods
8 months, 1 week ago

At least 33 killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods

Al Jazeera  

Most casualties have been from roof collapses, while some 600 houses have been damaged or destroyed, authorities say. At least 33 people have been killed over three days of heavy rains and flash flooding in Afghanistan, according to the government’s disaster management department. “From Friday onwards, because of the rains there were flash floods which caused high human and financial …

Pakistan news: 14 killed in lightning as heavy downpour hits Balochistan
8 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan news: 14 killed in lightning as heavy downpour hits Balochistan

Live Mint  

Pakistan news: Lighting strike amid heavy downpours in parts of Balochistan and Punjab killed at least 14 people in the two provinces on Satutday. A Geo News report, quoting officials said four of the 14 were killed in Surab, Dera Bugti, and Pishin districts of Balochistan after westerly waves entered the province, while two youths, Farid Ahmed and Jabir Ahmed, …

Pakistan: 11 abducted, gunned down by militants in violence-prone Balochistan province
8 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: 11 abducted, gunned down by militants in violence-prone Balochistan province

India TV News  

Quetta: At least 11 people, including nine passengers, were gunned down by unknown militants in two separate incidents in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to authorities on Saturday. Terrorist attacks in Balochistan The banned Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed to have carried out three major terror strikes in the province in recent weeks in Mach town, Gwadar port and a …

Taliban Officials Visit Villages Struck By Earthquake That Killed At Least 2,000 People
1 year, 2 months ago

Taliban Officials Visit Villages Struck By Earthquake That Killed At Least 2,000 People

Huff Post  

Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, on Oct. 8, 2023. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi ISLAMABAD — A senior Taliban delegation was visiting western Afghanistan’s Herat province on Monday in the aftermath of the …

Over 2,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake, houses flattened, Taliban seek help
1 year, 2 months ago

Over 2,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake, houses flattened, Taliban seek help

India Today  

The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rose to 2,000, said a Taliban spokesperson on Sunday, in one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said. “Partners and local authorities …

Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people
1 year, 5 months ago

Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Shafiullah Rahimi, the ruling Taliban’s appointed spokesman for Afghanistan’s State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that at least 31 people were killed, …

Afghanistan: 31 killed, 41 missing in flash floods as heavy rainfall lashes country
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghanistan: 31 killed, 41 missing in flash floods as heavy rainfall lashes country

India TV News  

The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Sunday said that at least 31 people have been killed and 74 others were left injured in devastating floods as heavy seasonal rains lashed the country. According to Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesperson for Taliban's Disaster Management Ministry, as many as 41 people are missing due to the flash floods while 606 residential houses were partially …

Afghan Taliban raid kills 6 members of Islamic State group
1 year, 8 months ago

Afghan Taliban raid kills 6 members of Islamic State group

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State group, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday. The regional affiliate of the IS group — known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province — has been the key rival of the Taliban since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. …

Natural disasters in Afghanistan leave 1,000 dead, over 2,000 injured
1 year, 9 months ago

Natural disasters in Afghanistan leave 1,000 dead, over 2,000 injured

Firstpost  

Kabul: Natural disasters in Afghanistan have left over 1,000 people dead, and over 2,000 others injured, according to a Taliban-led Disaster Management Ministry official, Khaama Press reported. Disasters caused by natural hazards have since 1980 affected nine million people and caused over 20,000 fatalities in the country, the report stated, Khaama Press reported.“Natural disasters have left over 1,000 people dead, …

Blast kills four at crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan
1 year, 9 months ago

Blast kills four at crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Al Jazeera  

No group claimed responsibility for attack in Barkhan, about 500km east of the provincial capital Quetta. A blast at a crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has killed at least four people and wounded 14. No group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack in Barkhan, about 500km east of the provincial capital Quetta, which comes amid a surge in violence …

Taliban say 78 dead due to wintry weather in Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Taliban say 78 dead due to wintry weather in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Taliban officials said Thursday that 78 people have died in just over a week during Afghanistan’s harsh winter, deepening the country’s humanitarian crisis. He estimated that the Taliban have tried to reach and help more than 1 million people across the country and are “still trying our best to support more families during this harsh cold weather.” The …

Taliban official: explosion kills 3 people in Afghan capital
2 years, 3 months ago

Taliban official: explosion kills 3 people in Afghan capital

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital has killed at least three people and wounded 13 others, a Taliban official said on Wednesday. According to Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief, the blast occurred in a restaurant in the city’s western Dehmazang neighborhood. Whom I can hold accountable for his loss?” IS’s local affiliate, known as …

Pakistan floods: Death toll tops 1,000; ‘very high’ level warning issued
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan floods: Death toll tops 1,000; ‘very high’ level warning issued

Hindustan Times  

The monsoon flooding in Pakistan continues to wreak havoc as 119 people died in the last 24 hours, according to figures released by the country's National Disaster Management Authority, taking the total death toll from calamity to 1,033. People gather next to a section of a road damaged by flood waters following heavy monsoon rains in Madian area in Pakistan's …

Pakistan declares national emergency as flood death toll reaches 937
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan declares national emergency as flood death toll reaches 937

India Today  

Pakistan government has declared a national emergency as rain-induced floods have so far killed 937 people, including 343 children, and left at least 30 million without shelter. The abnormal increase in rainfall generated flash floods across the country, particularly in the southern part of Pakistan, which rem­ains inundated at the moment with 23 districts of Sindh being declared “calamity-hit”, the …

Heavy rains set off flash floods, killing 182 in Afghanistan
2 years, 3 months ago

Heavy rains set off flash floods, killing 182 in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — At least 182 people have been killed and hundreds more injured during a month of heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan, according to the United Nations and the ruling Taliban. Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban’s spokesman, said Thursday that more than 250 people were injured as the result of the flash flooding, while more than 3,000 houses were either …

Photos: Deadly Afghanistan floods another challenge for Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

Photos: Deadly Afghanistan floods another challenge for Taliban

Al Jazeera  

At least 20 people have been killed in flash floods in central Afghanistan, a disaster management official said, with heavy rain destroying thousands of homes and damaging agricultural land. “Twenty are dead, 35 have been injured due to flooding in Logar province,” Mohammad Nassim Haqqani, the spokesman for Afghanistan’s disaster management authority, said on Monday. “We ask the international community, …

At least 549 dead as heavy rains trigger flash floods in Pakistan
2 years, 4 months ago

At least 549 dead as heavy rains trigger flash floods in Pakistan

India Today  

Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, a government agency said. "We're doing our best to provide for extensive relief and rehabilitation of flood victims," Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said during visit to stricken …

Pakistan floods | 68 killed as torrential rain batters Sindh, Balochistan
2 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan floods | 68 killed as torrential rain batters Sindh, Balochistan

The Hindu  

At least 68 people have died in Pakistan's Karachi city in Sindh province and neighbouring Balochistan province as torrential rains and flash floods battered the area, officials said on Monday. As many as 63 deaths were reported in Quetta, Barkhan, Pishin, Kohlu, Bolan, Lorelai and Zhob areas in Balochistan province, while five people died in Karachi, the capital of Sindh …

At least 25 killed in Pakistan’s Balochistan as monsoon rains cause flash floods
2 years, 5 months ago

At least 25 killed in Pakistan’s Balochistan as monsoon rains cause flash floods

The Hindu  

At least 25 people have been killed, including six women from the same family, after seasonal monsoon rains caused flash floods that wreaked havoc in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Wednesday, prompting authorities to declare an emergency in Quetta district. Director-General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority Naseer Ahmad Nasar said all the deaths were due to rain-related incidents in various …

Death toll from Afghanistan's earthquake rises to 1,150 people
2 years, 6 months ago

Death toll from Afghanistan's earthquake rises to 1,150 people

The Hindu  

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan continued to climb days after it turned the brick and stone homes into rubble, killing 1,150 people and wounding scores more, according to the latest figures carried in state media on June 24. Aid organisations such as the local Red Crescent and World Food Program have stepped in to assist the …

At least 1,000 killed in Afghanistan quake, with fear toll will rise
2 years, 6 months ago

At least 1,000 killed in Afghanistan quake, with fear toll will rise

Deccan Chronicle  

SHARAN, Afghanistan: Desperate rescuers battled against the clock Thursday under pouring rain to pull survivors from the rubble after a powerful quake struck a mountainous border region of Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people. "People are digging grave after grave," said Mohammad Amin Huzaifa, head of the Information and Culture Department in hard-hit Paktika, adding that at least 1,000 people …

Afghanistan earthquake survivors dig by hand as aid is delayed
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan earthquake survivors dig by hand as aid is delayed

Al Jazeera  

At least 1,000 people killed by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in remote, landslide-prone regions of eastern Afghanistan. Authorities in Afghanistan are struggling to reach a remote area hit by an earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people as poor communications and a lack of proper roads hampered their efforts, officials said. “We can’t reach the area, the networks are too …

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades

Associated Press  

GAYAN, Afghanistan — A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes and killing at least 1,000 people. In a rare move, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzadah, who almost never appears in public, pleaded with the international community and humanitarian organizations “to help the Afghan people affected by this great …

1,000 killed, over 1,500 injured in Afghanistan after massive earthquake in eastern region
2 years, 6 months ago

1,000 killed, over 1,500 injured in Afghanistan after massive earthquake in eastern region

India Today  

A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, according to a state-run news agency. Those are the deadliest since 1998, when a 6.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tremors in Afghanistan’s remote northeast killed at least 4,500 people. “Due to how condensed the area is in that part of …

Deadliest Afghanistan quake in decades kills over 1,000 people
2 years, 6 months ago

Deadliest Afghanistan quake in decades kills over 1,000 people

The Hindu  

A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border early June 22, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, authorities said. Bilal Karimi, a deputy spokesman for the Taliban Government, gave no specific death toll but wrote on Twitter that hundreds of people were killed and injured in the earthquake, which shook …

Afghanistan rocked by magnitude-6.1 earthquake, leaving 1,000 dead, according to Taliban officials
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan rocked by magnitude-6.1 earthquake, leaving 1,000 dead, according to Taliban officials

ABC  

At least 1,000 people have been killed by a magnitude-6.1 earthquake in Afghanistan's east, according to Taliban officials, and the death toll is expected to grow as information trickles in from remote villages. Key points: The death toll is expected to rise as rescue and recovery efforts continue Taliban officials are appealing to the international community for aid The magnitude-6.1 …

Explosions in northern Afghanistan kill at least 9, wound 13
2 years, 7 months ago

Explosions in northern Afghanistan kill at least 9, wound 13

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two explosions, within minutes of each other, killed at least nine people and wounded 13 in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, a spokesman for a Taliban-appointed police chief said. The blasts targeted two separate vehicles in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, according to Mohammad Asif Waziri, the spokesman. Residents in the area said members of the Shiite …

At least 47 dead in Afghanistan after Pakistan attacks: Officials
2 years, 8 months ago

At least 47 dead in Afghanistan after Pakistan attacks: Officials

Al Jazeera  

Air attacks by Pakistan on eastern Afghan provinces of Khost and Kunar killed mainly women and children, officials say. The death toll from Pakistan’s military air raids on targets in the eastern Afghanistan provinces of Khost and Kunar on Saturday has risen to at least 47, officials said. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban seized …

38 killed, several injured in Afghanistan violence last week: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

38 killed, several injured in Afghanistan violence last week: Report

India TV News  

Highlights At least 32 people were killed, 16 others injured in separate incidents in Kabul Unidentified people killed a money changer in Heart, said Pajhwok Afghan News In Faryab's Balchargh district, two people were killed brutally At least 32 people were killed and 16 others injured in separate incidents in Afghanistan's Kabul, Herat, Faryab, Laghman, and Nangarhar provinces during the …

Nine children killed, 4 injured in explosion in eastern Afghanistan, say Taliban
2 years, 11 months ago

Nine children killed, 4 injured in explosion in eastern Afghanistan, say Taliban

India Today  

An explosion in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Monday killed nine children and wounded four, according to the office of a Taliban-appointed governor. A statement from the governor's office said the blast took place when a cart selling food items struck an old, unexploded mortar shell in the district of Lalopar, in eastern Nagarhar province. The province …

Roadside bombing targets Taliban, kills Afghan civilians
3 years, 2 months ago

Roadside bombing targets Taliban, kills Afghan civilians

The Hindu  

A roadside bombing targeting a Taliban vehicle in eastern Afghanistan killed at least two civilians Saturday, including a child, Taliban and health officials said. Two bombs detonated as a Taliban vehicle was passing by, killing one child, district police chief Ismatullah Mubariz said, adding that no Taliban members were harmed. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but the …

Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras in Daykundi province, says Amnesty International
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras in Daykundi province, says Amnesty International

Firstpost  

The killings took place in the village of Kahor around two weeks after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, said the prominent rights group Kabul: Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, most of them Afghan soldiers who had surrendered to the insurgents, a prominent rights group said Tuesday. The Islamic State group’s affiliate — based in eastern Nangarhar province …

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